Fancy Dress Ideas
Take a look at our A-Z of costume ideas. Characters with a * will link you to our catalogue.
Abanazar
Abe Lincoln
Adam Ant 1*
Adam Ant 2*
Air Hostess
Aladdin
Al Capone
Alexander the Meerkat
Alice in Wonderland
Amigo
Angel
Anna (Frozen)*
Anna Valerious
Athena
Aunt Sally
Austin Powers*
Bacchus Roman God of Wine*
Barbarella
Barnham (Greatest showman)
Baron Samedi
Beetlejuice*
The Beatles
Bellatrix Lestrange*
Belle (Beauty and the Beast)
Belly Dancer
Betty Rubble
Big Bad Wolf
Biggles
Big Ears
Bilbo Baggins
Blofeld*
Blues Brothers
Bo Peep
The Brady Bunch
Braveheart
Brunel
Butler
Buzz Lightyear*
Can-Can Girl*
Captain Hook
Captain Jack Sparrow
Cardinal Wolsey
Carmen Miranda
Castiel (Supernatural)
Catherine of Aragon
Catwoman
Cavalier
Cavewoman
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Charlie Chaplin
Cheshire Cat
Cinderella
Cleopatra*
Clint Eastwood*
Conan the Barbarian
Convict
Cowboy / Cowgirl
Cromwell (Oliver &Richard)
Cruella De Vil*
Cyndi Lauper*
Mr Darcy
D’Arcy
D’Artagnan
Darth Vader
Dennis the Menace
Dementor (Harry Potter)*
Devil
Dick Tracey
Dick Whitington
Diva
Doctor Strange*
Dolly Parton
Don Johnson*
Doorman
Dorothy
Dracula
Drag Queen
Dumbledore*
Dwarf
Ebernezer Scrooge
Edward Scissorhands*
Egyptian
Elizabeth Bennet
Elizabeth I
Elizabeth II
Eliza Doolittle
Elf
Elphaba
Elvis*
Enchantress
Eric Faulkner
Eva Perron
Executioner
Fagan
Fairy Godmother
Father Christmas
Female Pirate
Fiona (Shrek)
Florence Nightingale
Fortune Teller*
Fox in Socks
Frank N. Furter*
Freddie Mercury*
Fred Flintstone*
Freddy Kruger
Friar Tuck
Frieda Kahlo
Gandalf the Grey
Gangster*
Genie
GI Jane
Goldilocks*
Greek God
Gladiator
Gaston
Guinevere
Geisha
Indiana Jones*
Ice Queen
Inspector
Isaac Newton
Jack and the Beanstalk
Jack Sparrow
Jasmine (Princess)
Jessie (Toy Story)*
The Joker (Jack Nicholson)*
The Joker (Heath Ledger)*
Jon Snow*
Jumanji Hunter*
Julius Caesar
Jester
Judge
Joan of Arc
Knight
Katherine Hepburn
Katherine Howard
Kate Winslet
King and I
King Edward (and Mrs Simpson)
King Lear
Little John
Little Orphan Annie
Lancelot
Lawrence of Arabia
Lara Croft
Luke Skywalker
Little Red Riding Hood
Lady Macbeth
Mad Hatter 1*
Mad Hatter 2*
Madonna
Marie Antoinette
Marilyn Monroe*
Margaret Thatcher*
Mary Queen of Scots
Mary Poppins 1*
Mary Poppins 2*
The Mask
Matador*
Matilda
MC Hammer
Mercutio
Merida*
Merlin
Michael Jackson*
Midsummer Night’s Dream (Titania, Oberon, Bottom)*
Military
Musketeer
Nanny McFee
Napoleon
Nanky Poo
Nancy (Oliver)
Nell Gwyn
Neo (The Matrix)
Nutcracker
Nun
Ophelia
Oliver Twist
Oedepus
Oberon
Old Woman (who lived in the shoe)
Olivia Newton John (Grease)
Pan King of the Fairies
Peaky Blinders
Peter Pan
Peter Rabbit
Pilot
Pimp
Pink Ladies
Pirate Captain
Pirate Male
Pirate Female
Pocahontas
Poison Ivy
Prince*
Princess
Princess Fiona
Princess Jasmine
Prince Charming
Private Detective
Puritan
Queen Amidala 1*
Queen Amidala 2*
Queen of Hearts*
Quasimodo
Q (James Bond)
Queen Mary of Scots
Queen Elizabeth I and II
Queen Victoria
Queen Charlotte
Rapunzel*
Red Riding Hood
Rey (Star Wars)*
Riff Raff*
Ringmaster
Robin Hood
Rock Chick*
Roman
Russian
Samurai
Sandy Bad (Grease)
Sandy Innocent (Grease)*
Scarlet O’Hara
Sheriff
Sherlock Holmes
Snape*
Spartacus
Spiderman
Suffragette
Tina Turner
Tinkerbell*
Titania*
St Trinians
Mrs Tiggywinkle
Texan Oil Magnet
Twiggy
Turk
Top Gun
Toad of Toad Hall
Tom Thumb
Tabitha Twitchett
Titas Andronicus
Tudor
Ursula
Ulysses
Ugly Duckling
Uncle Vanya
Victorian Batman*
Vampire
Viking
Velma
Voldemort
Vincent Van Gogh
Vicar
Villain
Waiter
Warrior Princess
Wee Willy Winkie
Widow Twanky
Wild West
William Tell
William the Conqueror
Willy Wonka
Wilma Flintstone*
Witch
Wizard
Woody (Toy Story)*
X-men
Xena teenage warrior
Yoko Ono
Yeoman of the Guard
Yanky doodle dandy
Zorro*
Zorba the Greek
Zeus
Don’t really like dressing up? Here are some ideas that are not too fancy!
Peaky Blinders
Gangsters (and Molls)
Cowboys
Cowgirls
1920s
1970s